ISLAMABAD: In a major upset in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) tournament, Lahore Qalandars secured a convincing victory over defending champions Multan Sultans by 52 runs on Friday.

Confident and undefeated in their previous matches, Multan won the toss and decided to field in the second PSL7 clash in Lahore.

Qalandars lost an early wicket of Abdullah Shafique in the first over, but Fakhar Zaman (60) and Kamran Ghulam (42) stabilized their innings until the second wicket was lost on 91 in the 11th over.

After Ghulam was caught by Shahnawaz Dahani on Abbas Afridi’s delivery, Zaman could not stay on the crease for long and was sent back by Imran Tahir when Qalandars were on 118.

Mohammad Hafeez (43) and Phil Salt (26) accelerated the pace of the match, making it possible for their team to score 182 at the loss of 4 wickets at the end of the first 20 overs.

Multan could not face Lahore’s bowling attack and consistently lost wickets until all their batters were gone for 130 runs.

The PSL table-toppers were outclassed by Lahore Qalandars in every department.

As Sultans tasted their first defeat in the tournament, Fakhar Zaman was declared player of the match for his impressive performance with the bat (60 off 37 balls).

The next PSL match in Lahore will be played between Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators on Saturday.